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THE BRACKET

First Bracket Projection to be released February 1st

The 1 Seeds

Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, North Carolina

The 2 Seeds

Kansas, Arizona, Tennessee, Wisconsin

The 3 Seeds

Auburn, Baylor, Marquette, Kentucky

The 4 Seeds

Duke, Creighton, Illinois, Dayton

The 5 Seeds

Oklahoma, Alabama, BYU, San Diego State

The 6 Seeds

Colorado State, Memphis, Clemson, Iowa State

The 7 Seeds

Utah State, Utah, Florida Atlantic, Texas Tech

The 8 Seeds

Villanova, Texas A&M, St. John’s, Seton Hall

The 9 Seeds

Mississippi State, TCU, Michigan State, New Mexico

The 10 Seeds

Nebraska, Boise State, South Carolina, Northwestern

The 11 Seeds

Kansas State, Mississippi, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada, St. Mary’s (CA)

The 12 Seeds

Grand Canyon, Princeton, Indiana State, McNeese State

The 13 Seeds

Appalachian State, UC Irvine, Samford, Akron

The 14 Seeds

Louisiana Tech, Drexel, Massachusetts-Lowell, Eastern Washington

The 15 Seeds

High Point, Morehead State, Oakland, South Dakota State

The 16 Seeds

St. Peter’s, Lafayette, Eastern Kentucky, Southern, Delaware State, Central Connecticut State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Mississippi, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada

First Four Out

Gonzaga, Cincinnati, Wake Forest, Drake

Next Four Out

Providence, Syracuse, James Madison, Ohio State

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big 12 (9), SEC (7), Big East (6), Big Ten (6), Mountain West (6), Pac-12 (4), ACC (3), American (2) 

ACC – North Carolina, Duke, Clemson

America East – Massachusetts-Lowell

American – Memphis, Florida Atlantic

Atlantic 10 – Dayton

Atlantic Sun – Eastern Kentucky

Big 12 – Houston, Kansas, Baylor, Oklahoma, BYU, Iowa State, Texas Tech, TCU, Kansas State

Big East – Connecticut, Creighton, Marquette, Villanova, St. John’s, Seton Hall

Big Sky – Eastern Washington

Big South – High Point

Big Ten – Purdue, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State

Big West – UC Irvine

Coastal – Drexel

Conference USA – Louisiana Tech

Horizon – Oakland

Ivy – Princeton

MAAC – St. Peter’s

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Delaware State

Missouri Valley – Indiana State

Mountain West – San Diego State, Utah State, Colorado State, New Mexico, Boise State, Nevada

Northeast – Central Connecticut State

Ohio Valley – Morehead State

Pac-12 – Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Oregon

Patriot – Lafayette

SEC – Kentucky, Texas A&M, Auburn, Alabama, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Carolina

Southern – Samford

Southland – McNeese State

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Appalachian State

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Grand Canyon

WCC – St. Mary’s (CA)